Weekly IT Newsletter – August 18-22, 2014

Microsoft Exchange:

· Test-ExchangeServerHealth.ps1 v1.10 is Now Available, Plus an Announcement – 19-Aug-2014 –

· Released: PelNet v2.0 – 22-Aug-2014 –

· Handling email viruses with Exchange Online – 20-Aug-2014 –

· Exchange 2013 SP1: Impossible to Convert IP Less DAG to IP DAG – 25-Aug-2014

· Microsoft Exchange 2013 In-Place Hold Feature – 21-Aug-2014

· Dynamic Distribution Groups in Exchange 2013 and converting DDG into Distribution Group – 19-Aug-2014

· Exchange: Receive Connector Tango! – Part 2 – 23-Aug-2014

· Sent and Received Time on a Message and EWS – 21-Aug-2014

· E-mail Forensics in a Corporate Exchange Environment (Part 1) – 19-Aug-2014

· Spam email and Office 365 environment – connection and content filtering in EOP – 18-Aug-2014

Microsoft Lync:

· Updated Tool: Lync Common Area Phone Management (GUI) – 19-Aug-2014 –

· Lync SDN for Dummies – Part 2 – 15-Aug-2014 –

· Office Lync 2013 Detailed Design Calculator – 22-Aug-2014 –

· An Update on Desktop Sharing in Lync – 20-Aug-2014 –

· Lync Phone Edition Update – August 2014 – 21-Aug-2014 –

· Updating Lync 2013 – 20-Aug-2014 –

· How Many Users Can a Lync Pool Hold? – 19-Aug-2014

· Lync 2013 Client “Show a picture from a website” option – 25-Aug-2014

· Locate Lync Lapses with a Look – 24-Aug-2014

· Maintaining Lync and SQL – 21-Aug-2014

· So… you want to be a Lync Architect – 22-Aug-2014

· Configure Sonus gateway to translate a 408 to 504 for Lync – 25-Aug-2014

· This article provides information on “how to set the Operating System Differentiation Service Code Point (DSCP) for Lync QOS – 25-Aug-2014

Active Directory:

· ADFS Deep-Dive: Primer – 24-Aug-2014 –

· The video of my presentation at TechEd North America 2014 is now available – 25-Aug-2014 –

· Control Internet Explorer ActiveX blocking with Group Policy – 14-Aug-2014

· Suspend MFA on a Remembered Device now in Preview! – 20-Aug-2014

Office 365:

· Using Excel to Retrieve Office 365 Reporting Data – 19-Aug-2014 –

· Office 365 Service Communications API – 23-Aug-2014

· Azure Rights Management with Office 365 – 22-Aug-2014

· Boost law firm productivity with Matter Center for Office 365 – 18-Aug-2014

· Purchasing Additional SharePoint Online Storage for Office 365 – 20-Aug-2014

Windows Azure:

· How to install Azure Site Recovery – 19-Aug-2014 –

· Configuring Azure Site Recovery – 21-Aug-2014 –

· Enabling Azure Site Protection – 25-Aug-2014 –

· Azure Site Recovery – 21-Aug-2014 –

· How to connect to virtual networks in Azure – Point-to-site – 22-Aug-2014

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Introduction to Network Trace Analysis Using Microsoft Message Analyzer: Part 1 – 18-Aug-2014 –

Windows 8 & Windows 8.1:

· More Windows 9 rumors: one-click upgrades, interactive tiles, notification center – 25-Aug-2014 –

· Microsoft expected to announce Windows 9 on September 30 – 21-Aug-2014 –

· Want to make Windows 8 feel faster? Shut-off these animations – 23-Aug-2014

· Rumor claims Windows 9-Threshold may have fast one button updates – 22-Aug-2014

· Many Surface Pro 3 Intel i7 owners report their tablet is overheating – 24-Aug-2014

Windows Phone:

· Hands On with the HTC One M8 for Windows: The first OS-agnostic phone – 19-Aug-2014 –

· VLC for Windows Phone delay continues; Windows 8.1 version almost ready – 24-Aug-2014 –

· Angry Birds gets 15 new levels with latest update – 18-Aug-2014

· Deal Alert: Verizon HTC One M8 for Windows just $49.99, with contract, on Amazon – 25-Aug-2014

· Using the HTC One M8 for Windows as a TV remote – 22-Aug-2014

Microsoft Office:

· Which email application is right for you: Outlook or Gmail? – 18-Aug-2014 –

· Delivering improved handwriting capabilities, including OneNote for Android tablets – 19-Aug-2014

· Meet the new Office Dev Center – 21-Aug-2014

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· SharePoint Search error 6482 “An update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action” – 22-Aug-2014

· Webinar Recap: Migrating to SharePoint Online with @jasonbell – 18-Aug-2014

· SharePoint Online simplifies storage management – 18-Aug-2014

· SharePoint Auditing Quick Reference Guide – 21-Aug-2014

SQL:

· SQL Server AlwaysOn Offering in Microsoft Azure Portal Gallery – 25-Aug-2014

· Azure previews fully-managed NoSQL database and search services – 21-Aug-2014

System Center:

· Top Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager – 18-Aug-2014 –

· Top Support Solutions for System Center 2012 Operations Manager – 18-Aug-2014 –

· OpsMgr Dashboard Fun: Server Details Using SquaredUp – 22-Aug-2014

· SCCM 2012x Multicast: Another Bites The Dust With Error 0x80091007 – 25-Aug-2014

KB’s:

· Incorrect telephone number extension displayed on a Lync Phone Edition telephone in a Lync Server 2013 environment – 19-Aug-2014 –

· How to change a Windows Active Directory and LDS user password through LDAP – 19-Aug-2014 –

· How to configure RPC dynamic port allocation to work with firewalls – 21-Aug-2014 –

· Computer does not wake when you disconnect AC power from the Windows 8.1-based or Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer – 17-Aug-2014 –

· Error “Your camera isn’t set up” in a Lync Web App video call on a MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air in Lync Server 2013 – 19-Aug-2014

· Lync Server 2013 LBR can’t prohibit a Lync client user to add another user who is in a different subnet into a PSTN call – 19-Aug-2014

· Guided walkthrough for troubleshooting UNIX/Linux agent discovery in System Center 2012 Operations Manager – 24-Aug-2014

· August 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 – 22-Aug-2014

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· System Center Management Pack for Active Directory Federation Services – 23-Aug-2014 –

· Message Queuing 5.0 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 – 23-Aug-2014

· Modal Dialog Performance Fix for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64-bit) – 23-Aug-2014

· DPMbackup (DpmBackup.exe) – 23-Aug-2014

Scripts & PowerShell:

· DSC Resource Kit Wave 6 Is Here – 20-Aug-2014 –

· Azure PowerShell Tools 0.8.7 is available – 19-Aug-2014 –

· Exchange 2010 Environment Documentation – 21-Aug-2014 –

· Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Troubleshoot Group Policy – 24-Aug-2014 –

· How to grant everyone full access to shared mailbox in EXO – 22-Aug-2014

· How to remove a Stored Access Policy of a Container in Microsoft Azure – 21-Aug-2014

· How to create a Stored Access Policy for a container in Microsoft Azure – 20-Aug-2014

· How to find out blob containers of specified size in Microsoft Azure – 18-Aug-2014

· Update Azure Site 2 Site VPN Remote IP Address – 23-Aug-2014